Category Archives: Events

Not a Penny off the Pay, Not a Minute on the Day

Some of you out there may recognise the slogan in the title of this post; Don’t worry, the museums are not on strike! My name is Ruth, and when not playing frisbee on the beach or entertaining children through the medium of … Continue reading

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Night time Adventures!

This year, we’re having a full weekend of activities for Museums at Night, which takes place from 16-18 May. I’m very excited about the different events! We’ve split it up into the Thursday night for adults, and Friday and Saturday … Continue reading

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Our 2012 – a review…

It’s been quite a year in museums, opening 2 new museums, and running our other 3 alongside them for the first time. We’ve also undergone a service review, seen jobs change and new staff come on board. So all in … Continue reading

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An Elf learns from Spiderman about responsibility…

Can you believe it’s December this weekend? I most definitely can’t!  Although saying that, I did spend last Sunday dressed as an Elf for our Victorian Christmas event in Dunbar. We were making willow Christmas trees with artist Tanwen, which … Continue reading

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Volunteering at Multi-Cultural Day

Sorry for a bit of a formal post but thought I should just put our latest article up here for people to see… East Lothian’s Family Multi-Cultural Day is now in its fourth year. Each year it has grown in … Continue reading

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Welcome to Festival of Museums weekend!

You join us at a rather tense moment, those few hours before our programme of events kicks off across the weekend. I really hope this weather won’t put people off coming out to join us for Festival of Museums! Festival … Continue reading

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And now we are FIVE!

Well, as of this Friday we will have 5 venues open! How exciting!! As you can imagine this week has been absolutely manic trying to get everything ready for the opening of Dunbar Town House Museum and Gallery and the John Gray … Continue reading

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New Museums on the horizon

15 days to go until the John Gray Centre fully opens! I’ve been working on the Centre since I first joined the Council 4 years ago, and at that point there were plans, lots of ideas and lots of work … Continue reading

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A week of Chariots and Victorians!

Last week, I spent Monday and Tuesday in Dunbar Primary (John Muir Campus) visiting all the Primary 2 classes to help them make a museum. I started by talking to them all in a huge assembly, then I went round … Continue reading

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2011 Highlights!

As 2011 draws to a close, it’s time to reflect on the past year and pick some of my highlights! If you click on the links, you’ll be able to see what I’m raving about! 1. Multi-Cultural Day in September … Continue reading

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